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The 100-yard dash is a track and field sprint event of 100 yards (91.44 metres). It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1970 , and was included in the triathlon of the Olympics in 1904 . It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the 100-metre sprint (109.36 yards).
100 meter dash (1921–present) 200 meter dash (1921–present) 400 meter dash (1921–present) Distance events. 800 meter run (1921–present) 1,500 meter run (1921–present) 3,000 meter steeplechase (1948–present) 5,000 meter run (1959–present) 10,000 meter run (1948–present) Hurdle Events. 110 meter hurdles (1921–present) 400 meter ...
Athletics comprises a variety of running, jumping, throwing and walking events. The sport of athletics is defined by the many events which make up its competition programmes.
Since 1921, the men's 100-yard dash was usually held until 1975, with the exception of the 100 meters being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships (as well as those during some Olympic years before 1976) were at the metric distance.
With her world record in the 100-104 age range gone, Hawkins decided to establish a bar for women track and field runners 105 and older. She ran the 100-meter event at the 2021 Louisiana Senior ...
The change that Lyles wanted to see didn’t take years or even months. It took weeks. Only a month after the Tokyo Olympics, Lyles ran a world-leading time in the 200 at the Prefontaine Classic.
The world record in the 100-meter dash in 1924 was 10.4 seconds, while in 1948, (the first use of starting blocks) was 10.2 seconds, and was 10.1 seconds in 1956. The constant drive for faster athletes with better technology has brought man from 10.4 seconds to 9.58 seconds in less than 100 years.
The 40-yard dash, a standard acceleration evaluation for American football players, does not fall within the usual criteria of athletics racing events. In most 40-yard dashes, reaction times are not recorded as timing starts only once the player is in motion, and the standards for timing a "football 40" are so lax and inconsistent that a real ...